George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare (23 January 1612 – 29 May 1660) was known as the "Fairy Earl", apparently for no other reason than that his portrait, still extant, was painted on a small scale."[1] He was the son of Thomas FitzGerald and Frances Randolph and grandson of Edward FitzGerald (born 1502, brother of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare) and Agnes Leigh.
He married Lady Joan Boyle on 15 August 1630. She was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and his second wife Catherine Fenton. George and Joan had four children.
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| Preceded by Gerald FitzGerald |
Earl of Kildare 1658 – 1660 |
Succeeded by Wentworth FitzGerald |
| Preceded by Lettice Digby |
Baron Offaly 1658 – 1660 |
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